| outlawauron said: @ Darc But, SE is now working on simultaneous WW releases. They've said that's their new strategy. |
Ubisoft said they'd make Nintendo quality titles for Wii in 2007. They said again in 2008. Talk is cheap. The localization times for the last three Final Fantasy games have gotten longer with each release. SE hasn't even been able to have simultaneous launches on their DS Titles.
Final Fantasy III DS
JP August 24, 2006
NA November 14, 2006
EU May 4, 2007
The World Ends With You
JP July 26, 2007
NA April 22, 2008
PAL April 18, 2008
Final Fantasy IV DS
JP December 20, 2007
NA July 22, 2008
EU September 5, 2008
The couldn't even manage to do it with Chrono Trigger which is essentially a straight port of the SNES game. I realize it's never been released in Europe, but they had the games script in hand before they started coding the game on DS. It will take them 3 months to bring the game to Europe, provided it doesn't get delayed.
Chrono Trigger DS
JP November 20, 2008
NA November 25, 2008
PAL February 6, 2009
Let's look at their PSP releases.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
JP December 18, 2008
NA July 12, 2009
PAL TBA
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
JP September 13, 2007
NA March 25, 2008
EU June 20, 2008
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
JP May 10, 2007
NA October 9, 2007
EU October 5, 2007
Unlike Chrono Trigger, Tactics was released worldwide. I know there were additions but most of the script was already translated. Still took them five months to bring it to the west. Anyway, I think my point proven. They can't get DS and PSP games released worldwide and FFXIII has the largest scope of any of SE's releases. They may have said their strategy was for simultaneous releases but they haven't shown it.
